A 13-year-old male giraffe on loan from Lowry Park Zoo to a park in the Panhandle died over the weekend after experiencing respiratory problems and severe vomiting, officials said. ...more

February 17, 2009

This is one bird that officials at Penn State University don't want to see at Thanksgiving. ...more

November 27, 2008

A Clewiston man was found guilty in the theft of an ATM machine torn from the wall of the Highlands Independent Bank branch using an excavator machine stolen from the Walgreens construction site on New Year's Eve in 2006 - 2007. ...more

August 7, 2008

Clewiston man was found guilty in the theft of an ATM machine torn from the wall of the Highlands Independent Bank branch using an excavator machine stolen from the Walgreens construction site on New Years Eve in 2006 – 2007. ...more

August 6, 2008

THE STRANGERS The opening scenes of first-time writer/director Bryan Bertino's "The Strangers" will test the patience of any audience expecting a nonstop roller-coaster ride of terror and suspense. We are introduced to the couple who will inhabit nearly every frame of the film, and from the moment we meet them, they're not exactly pleasant company. ...more

May 29, 2008

TAMPA - Responding to a complaint from a resident, trapper Julie Harder removed a 6-foot-long alligator from a man-made pond at the Tuscany Bay apartment complex Saturday evening. ...more

February 23, 2008

It was a little past 5:30 a.m. on Tuesday when Clinton Portis picked up a phone in a Florida hotel room and began calling other Washington Redskins players one by one, steeling himself for the worst sort of conversation. ...more

November 28, 2007

MIAMI - Washington Redskins safety Sean Taylor has died, says family friend Richard Sharpstein. ...more

November 27, 2007

Before the 'adults' took over the streets of Ybor City for their alcohol-fueled, R-rated celebration Saturday night, it was time for the kids and their G-rated Guavaween Family FunFest. ...more

October 28, 2007

Before the "adults" took over the streets of Ybor City for their alcohol-fueled, R-rated celebration Saturday night, it was time for the kids and their G-rated Guavaween event. It was an afternoon for tiny fairies, cheerleaders, ninjas, pirates, Power Rangers and a sprinkling of some costumes not easily identified. ...more

October 27, 2007